The Horizon School, Hartlepool

Schools we chose for benchmarking

These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.

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Running cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • number of pupils
  • pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
  • pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools

SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:

  • communication and interaction
  • cognition and learning
  • social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
  • sensory and/or physical needs
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 109 50.6% 84.6%
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 61 87.9% 81.8%
Francis Barber Pupil Referral Unit
London, SW17 8HE 		Pupil Referral Unit 69 96.8% 80.6%
Meadow Park School
Knowsley, L28 1RX 		Pupil Referral Unit 145 100% 82.3%
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields, NE34 0QA 		Pupil Referral Unit 97 98.7% 83.3%
Larches High School
Preston, PR1 6AA 		Pupil Referral Unit 128 100% 75.5%
Dorchester Learning Centre
Dorchester, DT2 9PS 		Pupil Referral Unit 88 96.3% 70.4%
Abbey Manor College
London, SE12 8JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 116 46.9% 62.5%
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 99 70% 61.7%
Leicester Partnership School
Leicester, LE2 3PR 		Pupil Referral Unit 102 94.4% 74.1%
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 87 100% 62.7%
Scarborough Pupil Referral Unit
Scarborough, YO11 2PG 		Pupil Referral Unit 29 41.2% 64.7%
Launchpad Centre
St Helens, WA10 1UH 		Pupil Referral Unit 103 100% 74.2%
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64 94.7% 68.4%
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 124 46.8% 68.1%
Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit
Manchester, M20 3FB 		Pupil Referral Unit 125 100% 87%
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 123 51.9% 61.3%
The Bridge School
Runcorn, WA7 1PW 		Pupil Referral Unit 84 100% 82.4%
New Regent's College
London, N1 7RD 		Pupil Referral Unit 105 100% 77.2%
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 81 56.7% 61.7%
The Acorns School
Ormskirk, L39 4QX 		Pupil Referral Unit 89 43.2% 64.9%
Southwark Inclusive Learning Service (Sils)
London, SE15 6LF 		Pupil Referral Unit 60 95% 77.5%
The Link School
Sunderland, SR3 4EE 		Pupil Referral Unit 181 81.7% 72%
New Heights High School
Liverpool, L9 7HA 		Pupil Referral Unit 110 83.2% 75.7%
Craven Pupil Referral Service
Skipton, BD23 2QS 		Pupil Referral Unit 20 70% 70%
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 45 64.1% 66.7%
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 33 52.6% 78.9%
Sheffield Inclusion Centre
Sheffield, S2 2JQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 211 77.3% 80.6%
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 118 100% 77.1%
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 115 100% 81.6%

Building cost categories

We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.

How we chose these schools

We chose these schools based on:

  • school phase or type
  • region
  • gross internal floor area
  • average age of buildings
  • whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Horizon School, Hartlepool
(Your chosen school) 		Pupil Referral Unit 109 Sign in to see
Heath School
London, NW3 2NY 		Pupil Referral Unit 61
Malden Oaks School and Tuition Service
Kingston upon Thames, KT2 5QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 272
Pace
St Helens, WA9 2LH 		Pupil Referral Unit 19
The Pendlebury Centre
Stockport, SK3 0RJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 41
South Cumbria Pupil Referral Service
Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9HU 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
Smannell Field School
Andover, SP11 6JP 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
North Herts Education Support Centre
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3LY 		Pupil Referral Unit 52
Chessbrook Education Support Centre
Watford, WD18 6LJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 29
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service
Hereford, HR1 2DY 		Pupil Referral Unit 99
Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)
Willenhall, WV13 2QJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 69
Rise Carr College
Darlington, DL3 0NS 		Pupil Referral Unit 87
The Forum Centre
Blandford Forum, DT11 7BX 		Pupil Referral Unit 80
Northumberland Pupil Referral Unit
Cramlington, NE23 7EB 		Pupil Referral Unit 64
Elmbrook School
Leicester, LE5 1DT 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
Lionheart School
Newport, PO30 5HZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 124
Canterbury Campus and Lavender Campus
Morden, SM4 6PT 		Pupil Referral Unit 97
The Surrey Teaching Centre
Tadworth, KT20 5RU 		Pupil Referral Unit 17
Shaftesbury High School
Chorley, PR7 3NQ 		Pupil Referral Unit 123
South Somerset Partnership School
Yeovil, BA21 4EN 		Pupil Referral Unit 51
Taunton Deane Partnership College
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 59
Willow Vale School
Taunton, TA1 2JD 		Pupil Referral Unit 81
Sycamore Short Stay School
Dudley, DY1 3QE 		Pupil Referral Unit 31
Maple Medical PRU
Doncaster, DN4 9HT 		Pupil Referral Unit 45
North East Surrey Secondary Short Stay School
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 4QY 		Pupil Referral Unit 45
Children's Support Service
Wickford, SS11 7JZ 		Pupil Referral Unit 164
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Redditch, B98 8HF 		Pupil Referral Unit 23
Burnside Secondary PRU
London, E4 8YJ 		Pupil Referral Unit 33
Rotherham Aspire
Rotherham, S62 5AF 		Pupil Referral Unit 118
Central Hub Brighton
Brighton, BN1 7FP 		Pupil Referral Unit 115